Former NBC Bay Area's Daryl Hawks Died of Heart Attack

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NBC Chicago sportscaster Daryl Hawks died of an apparent heart attack while on assignment in Atlanta in May, the Fulton County (Georgia) Medical Examiner's Office said Tuesday. Hawks formerly worked at NBC Bay Area.

Hawks, 38, was found unresponsive by hotel staff in his hotel room at the Omni Hotel on May 12. He'd traveled to Georgia with an NBC Chicago photojournalist to cover Game 6 of the Chicago Bulls / Atlanta Hawks match-up in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.